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Mental Health Today Vol.10, Issue 6 |
In the July/August 2010 issue of Mental Health Today:
COVER STORY
Under observation
Mary Salmon looks at the help available for stalkers and the people being stalked
FEATURES
A game of two halves
Post-traumatic stress can havemore than one trigger, as Tina Bexson finds out
Sharing experience
Jackie Cosh investigates a toolkit for and by people with personality disorders
Investigating the authorities
Richard Shrubb looks at why councils have made mentally ill people bankrupt
MHT FRONTLINE GUIDE
Understanding personality disorder
Tom Burns guides us through the diagnosis and possible treatments
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Peter Ferns argues cultural awareness training does not go far enough
DOCTOR'S ORDERS
Nick Stafford looks at loneliness
PERSPECTIVES
Cuts in adult education will hit people with a mental illness hard, says Richard Shrubb
VIEWPOINT
The editor responds on continuing professional development; Tony Russell hopes the cuts won’t limit creativity
ARTISTIC LICENCE
Giving dementia a voice. Researchers work on an opera on dementia
ON THE RECORD
Ruth Carvosso talks to Alita Howe about her work with a helpline
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Employers can no longer ask about a person’s mental health before offering them a job, Liz Sayce explains
OUTSIDE THE BOX
Some journalists don’t understand depression, says Alison Faulkner
WELFARE WRITES
Judy Stenger squeezes a little bit more out of welfare benefits
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Mental Health Today Vol.10, Issue 5 |
In the June 2010 issue of Mental Health Today:
COVER STORY
A fresh perspective
The president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dinesh Bhugra, on what makes a good psychiatrist
Nick Stafford from MDF The Bipolar Organisation on a new government
FEATURES
Courting favour - Sally Gillen looks at diverting mentally ill offenders from prison
All together now - Susannah Strong on a voice for service users
Weighty matters - Beth Hibbert talks about her recovery from anorexia
FRONTLINE
Outside the box - Alison Faulkner catches up after a month down under
Welfare writes - Judy Stenger looks at the criteria for employment and support allowance
IN FOCUS
Our 8-page special with Learning Disability Today magazine focuses n the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Eddie Kane on helping parents to Rduce personality disorders
LEGAL EYE
Tim Spencer-Lane on what can be done when someone fails to look after themselves and their home
NETWORK
It’s important for charities to work together on the personalisation agenda, says Anne Beales
NMHDU
Catching them young - David Shiers and Jo Smith look at the development of a service for young people with psychosis
LEARNING CURVE
To the rescue - Manchester fire officers tackle the fire risks for service users
DIGEST
Resources - Tips for professional development
On the record - Stephen Brookes, MBE, who has manic depression
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Mental Health Today Vol.10, Issue 4 |
In the May 2010 issue of Mental Health Today:
- Cover feature
Quality Control - Care Quality Commission mental health lead Anthony Deery explains the new regulation system
- Features
Speaking out – Mary O’Hara looks at how US mental health campaigners operate
A new beginning – Stephi Beale-Cocks on the joys of finding out she is expecting a baby
Dealing with stress at work – Caring too much can be bad for you. Mary Salmon offers some survival tips
MHT insight guide
Older people’s mental health needs – Joy Ogden looks at the importance of appropriate services for older people
- Regulars
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Mental Health Today Vol.10, Issue 3 |
In the April 2010 issue of Mental Health Today:
COVER STORY: Man and boy
David Wilkins from the Men’s Health Forum and Mariam Kemple from Mind look at male mental health
Margaret Barrett from NHS Employers on the Open Your Mind campaign
Detained - Adam James examines the statistics around forcing people to accept
treatment
Family matters - Mary Salmon looks at a novel way of offering parents advice about
handling difficult teenagers
Peer to peer - A Scottish scheme that trains peer support workers comes under the
spotlight by Jackie Cosh
Lost in a legal labyrinth - Tim Spencer-Lane from the Law Commission looks at its review
of adult social care
Welfare writes - Judy Stenger takes a look at the cost of living calculations
Outside the box - The language people use to describe their mental distress may
not be to everyone’s liking, says Alison Faulkner
Legal eye - Robert Keys looks at the shortage in second opinion doctors
The bigger picture: One size doesn’t fit all, Harjinder Bahra and Daisy Bogg, warn commissioners
Learning curve - Witness support: Rose Thompson from the Crown Prosecution Service outlines its measures to assist people with a mental illness give evidence
Viewpoint - Martin Pollecoff outlines The Long Boat Home, an organisation for veterans, and Janey Antoniou wants patients to be more open about the drugs they take
Resources: Tips for professional development
Network: Sarah Yiannoullou on the role of the National Survivor User Network
On the record - Gary Molloy talks to Alita Howe
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Mental Health Today Vol.10, Issue 2 |
In the March 2010 issue of Mental Health Today:
COVER STORY
Your starter for 10
Mental Health Today quizzes the three health spokesmen on their plans for mental health
- In the spotlight - Paul Jenkins is angry that people with a history of mental illness still can't serve on a jury
- The Mind man - Lynn Eaton finds out what drives Mind's chief executive Paul Farmer
- Putting policy into practice - Andy Bell and Andrew McCulloch consider the outlook for New Horizons after the election
- Star treatment - Film can be a powerful therapy, as Vic Motune finds out
- MHT insight guide: Substance misuse and mental health
- Zelda Peters, director of mental health at Turning Point, on working with people who have a dual diagnosis
- Outside the box - Alison Faulkner is worried about the future of crises houses
- Welfare writes - Judy Stenger looks at back to work initiatives
- The bigger picture - Terry Bamford sets out the Social Perspective Network's manifesto
- Learning curve - A guiding star - O nyemaechi Imonioro describes the recovery star
- Doctor's orders - Liz Miller looks at recent patient safety guidance on the use of lithium
- Perspectives - Working on a self-employed basis can be a route to recovery, suggests Richard Shrubb
- Artistic licence - It's a one man show - Matt Ward, Anant Chander, Sally Robinson, Yvonne Farquharson on how one service user's play informed the public about recovery
- Viewpoint - Robert Westhead, chair of MDF, on the death of a British man in China and Bill George from the Dutch patient society, on schizophrenia
- Resources - Tips for professional development
- On the record - Anrew Voyce on living wth schizophrenia
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Mental Health Today Vol.10, Issue 1 |
In the February 2010 issue of Mental Health Today:
COVER STORY
Let's get personal
James Morrison takes a look at the mounting concern over self-directed support
- Heather Strawbridge from the NHS Confederation on emergency care for mentally ill patients
- Lynn Eaton interviews US psychiatrist Dan Fisher about his peer support service
- Kickboxing really can be good for your mental health, as Crispin Andrews finds out
- Adam James reports on a Leeds crisis service run by mental health survivors Alison Faulkner debates the use of the term 'schizophrenia'
- Judy Stenger is proven right - again
- Organisations need to work together to make personalisation work, says Sarah Carr
- Researchers Sarah Nelson and Anne MacDonald wonder why a well-regarded carers' organisation is being underused
- NMHDU Focus: Director of the unit, Ian McPherson, on the government's New Horizons strategy
- Tony Russell on how his magazine showcases survivors' art
- Lawyer David Hewitt on lies and damned statistics
- Sarah Yiannoullou on progress at the National Survivor User Network
- On the record: Patricia Campbell from the Afiya Trust
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 10 |
In the December 2009 issue of Mental Health Today:
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 10 |
In the December 2009 issue of Mental Health Today:
Cover Story
'So, what do you do for a living?' Ian A McMillan looks at telling people about your job
In the Spotlight
Andrew McCulloch from the Mental Health Foundation on the need for more mental health research
More than just lip service
Lynn Eaton reports on a trust that is involving service users more than most
Eight steps to heaven
All staff can help in the commissioning process, says Jim Symington
High tech therapy
Diane Shipley reports on different approaches to cognitive behavioural therapy
FRONTLINE
Outside the box
Alison Faulkner says chief executives are not listening to service users
Welfare writes
Judy Stenger brings some Christmas cheer
The bigger picture
Daisy Bogg looks at the pandemic flu proposals
Report
Targeted violence and hostility against people with mental health conditions Chih Hoong Sin and colleagues report on the latest research
Resources
What's new for professional development
Learning Curve
On a quest Jude Sellen on training for school nurses in mental health
Doctor's Orders
Don't get mad, get equal says Dr Liz Miller
Perspectives
Journalist and service user Richard Shrubb tackles the issue of suicide
Viewpoint
Steve Shrubb on the NHS Confederation's views of patient surveys and Lord Victor Adebowale from Turning Point on IAPT funding
On the record
Alita Howe talks to Michelle Baharier, chief executive, CoolTan Arts
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 9 |
In the November 2009 issue of Mental Health Today:
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Care Quality Commission researcher Juliette Harrison on their recent patient survey
COVER STORY
Have faith
Our special report on mental health provision by faith communities
Beyond bars
Jackie Cosh looks at the Scottish prison service's moves to improve the handling of mental health problems
On the road to recovery
The charity 2Care has been working towards recovery for decades, as Joy Ogden finds out
FRONTLINE
Outside the box
Alison Faulkner wonders what the assisted suicide changes will mean for mentally ill people
Welfare writes
Judy Stenger reflects on life on the dole now and in the 1980s
The bigger picture
Regulatory changes should help, not hinder, says Daisy Bogg
NMHDU FOCUS
Kevin Lewis shares his thoughts on personalisation
REPORT
Ajit Shah and Simon Adelman report on meeting the mental health needs of older people from black and minority ethnic communities
ARTISTIC LICENCE
'Showcase Live'
Theodore Stickley looks at lessons learnt from Bright Sparks, a Leicester-based mental health arts project
LEARNING CURVE
Riding out the recession
Siân Evans on the London Health Observatory's work to reduce suicide, particularly in a recession
LEGAL EYE
David Hewitt looks at the views of the nearest relative
DIGEST
Network
Anna Young is angry about her experience of direct payments
Resources
Your guide to what's new
On the record
Alita Howe talks to Peter Kavanagh about living with schizophrenia
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 8 |
In the October 2009 issue of Mental Health Today:
In the spotlight
Dr Stephen Boorman, author of the Department of Health, report on health and wellbeing at work
Grand designs
Adam James looks at how innovative design can improve the inpatient experience
Dangerous liaisons
The Primrose Project offers new hope for women prisoners with severe personality disorder. Tina Bexson finds out more
On the straight and narrow
Some therapists admit they've tried to 'cure' gay people. Nicolette Loizou reports
Outside the box
Alison Faulkner revisits the Rosenhan experiment
Welfare writes
Judy Stenger fears attendance allowance might be scrapped
The bigger picture
- New Horizons changes won't happen overnight, says Daisy Bogg
- Melanie Boyce and colleagues look at the role of mental health practitioners in supporting people with a mental illness maintain their jobs
Viewpoint
Patrick Vernon from the Afiya Trust offers a BME perspective on New Horizons
Learning Curve
It makes you think - Jo Whitehead looks at a training course led by younger people who have experienced mental health problems
Resources
What's new for professional development
Doctor's orders
Dr Liz Miller looks at the links between a healthy body and a healthy mind
Perspectives
In a new slot, journalist and service user Richard Shrubb talks of his own experiences of debt
On the record
Alita Howe talks to Robert Westhead, chair of MDF the BiPolar and head of the Shift campaign
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 7 |
In the September 2009 issue of Mental Health Today:
NEWS
- Commission reveals concerns over services
- New Horizons receives warm welcome
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Frances Crook of the Howard League on the deaths of women in institutions
FEATURES
Expert advice Peter Beresford calls for service user involvement in the Care Quality Commission
Ten years after
Adam James on the impact of the National Service Framework
Beating the trauma of a bad birth experience
Kelly Salter highlights a new form of post-traumatic stress
And now for the good news…
Award winning journalist Eleanor Harding's role in tackling stigma
Not doing it by the book
One in Four editor Mark Brown on why his magazine is a bit different
FRONTLINE
Outside the box
Alison Faulkner on the New Horizons proposals
Welfare writes
Judy Stenger believes benefit take up can be improved
The bigger picture
Daisy Bogg looks at the green paper on social care
NMHDU FOCUS
Seeing double
Ann Gorry and Tom Dodd, from the Dual Diagnosis Programme, look at what's happening on the drug and alcohol front
REPORT
Debt and mental health: an overview of selected evidence, key challenges, and available tools
Chris Fitch and colleagues on money and mental illness
LEARNING CURVE
May the force be with you
How one NHS trust implemented the Star Wards philosophy throughout the organisation
LEGAL EYE
Should we be bothered that the deprivation of liberty safeguards are not being used as much as we'd expected, asks David Hewitt
DIGEST
Network Sarah Yiannoullou exposes the problems with commissioning
Resources
What's new for professional development
On the record
GP Liz Gardiner on how she's coped with depression since a teenager
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 6 |
In the July 2009 issue of Mental Health Today:
NEWS
- Rethink takes The Sun to Press Council
- Woman wins court case after not declaring her history of mental illness
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Lord Bradley, author of the recent report on offenders with mental health or learning disabilities
COVER STORY
Diversionary tactics
A new team in Manchester is helping people with mental illness stay out of the criminal justice system
A question of balance
Matilda Macattram examines concerns about the new Delivering Race Equality training programme
Scotland the brave
Andrew Roberts looks at the history of the user movement
FRONTLINE
Outside the box
Therapeutic relationships can become abusive, warns Alison Faulkner
Welfare writes
Judy Stenger looks at case law and benefit appeals
The bigger picture
Daisy Bogg looks the role of user-led organisations in the personalisation agenda
REPORT
- The development of a mental health service within a youth offending team
- Gabrielle Tracy McClelland and Nancy J Cavanagh report
LEARNING CURVE
Mind inside
Cath Halse explains how Sunderland Mind set up a prison-based counselling service
ARTISTIC LICENCE
Back on Trax
A south London music project is reaching out to young people, as Ian A McMillan reports
Legal Eye
David Hewitt looks at why people with a mental illness are excluded from jury service
DIGEST
Network
Anne Beales calls for appropriate support for people in employment
Resources
What's new for professional development
Viewpoint
It's time to rethink the 'One flew over the cuckoo's nest' image of mental illness, says Jennifer Clayton
On the record
Alita Howe talks to Steve Walter about his experience
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 5 |
In the June 2009 issue of Mental Health Today:
EDITORIAL
NEWS
- Alistair Campbell voted Mind Champion 2009
- Bradley review published
- NICE guidelines could harm patients
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Anthony Deery on the role of the Care Quality Commission
FEATURES
No smoke without fire
Ian A McMillan investigates the impact of the hospital smoking ban
The big issue
Richard Shrubb looks at drugs and weight gain
Seeing the funny side of things
Daniel Allen on the work of Kate Hull Rodgers
Childhood matters
Is children's wellbeing a high enough priority, asks Adam James
FRONTLINE
Outside the box
Alison Faulkner learns lessons from hospice care
Welfare writes
Judy Stenger discusses changes in income support
The bigger picture
Nick Hervey calls for service user involvement in anti-stigma campaigns
NMHDU FOCUS
New commissioning for a new era
Kieron Murphy on the unit's support for mental health commissioning
REPORT
Borderline personality disorder: still a diagnosis of exclusion Christopher Raven calls for an alternative care approach
ARTISTIC LICENCE
Arts and opportunity
A look at the work of Manchester-based Start
DOCTOR'S ORDERS
Dr Liz Miller discusses the risks of coming off medication
DIGEST
Network
Sarah Yiannoullou calls for partnership in user-led initiatives
Resources
What's new for professional development
Hello?!
Adam Ant makes a comeback
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 4 |
In the May 2009 issue of Mental Health Today:
NEWS
- Report highlights increasingly fearful society
- Commission calls for improvements in community services
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Mind Chief Executive Paul Falmer on men's mental health
FEATURES
Don't worry, be happy
Lynne Friedli looks at what affects our mental wellbeing
Football mad
Susannah Strong on a novel approach for people with mental health problems
Emotionally speaking
Mary Salmon meets Zippy, a schools' programme which teaches emotional literacy
FRONTLINE
Outside the box
Tina Braithwaite on the impact of child abuse
Welfare writes
Judy Stenger discusses ways to challenge benefit rulings
The bigger picture
Daisy Bogg looks at personalisation
REPORT
The role of independent mental health advocates
Kate Steven and Jim Symington explain the arrangements introduced with the new Mental Health Act
ARTISTIC LICENCE
A novel idea
Wendy Moore looks at the power of reading novels - aloud
Legal Eye
David Hewitt on a landmark ruling about mental health service users' evidence in court
DIGEST
Network
Tina Coldham, chair of the National Survivor User Network, on BME services
Resources
What's new for professional development
Viewpoint
The links between head injury and depression
Hello?!
DJ Fatboy Slim seeks help for his alcohol addiction
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 3 |
In the April 09 issue:
SPECIAL ISSUE ON DEMENTIA
NEWS
Mental health is affected by the rich/poor divide
Two trusts are slammed for care of Turkish man
Mental Health Act Commission merges
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Conservative health spokesperson Andrew Lansley on the cost of the recession to mental health
FEATURES
DEALING WITH DEMENTIA
Land of Hope
Social care minister Phil Hope discusses the dementia strategy
Lest we forget
Ian McMillan takes a look at Croydon's memory service
Just like old times
How a community worker started a reminiscence group for African- Caribbean elders
Antidepressants - the solution or the problem?
Jackie Cosh reports on Scotland's high antidepressant use
FRONTLINE
Outside the box
Tina Braithwaite asks whether personalisation will finally happen
Welfare writes
Judy Stenger on the unpopularity of welfare rights workers
The bigger picture
Daisy Bogg reports on risk taking and patient safety
MHDU FOCUS
New agency for a new era
Dr Ian McPherson outlines the role of the new body taking over from NIMHE
REPORT
Seventeen steps
Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe put the dementia strategy under the microscope
LEARNING CURVE
A recent test case places a duty on trusts to keep patients safe
ARTISTIC LICENCE
Not quite right in the head
Poet John Hegley performs in a mental health ward
DOCTOR's ORDERS
Dr Liz Miller wonders if antipsychotics are the new soma
DIGEST
Network
Tina Coldham, chair of the National Survivor User Network, on what makes a good leader
Resources
What's new for professional development
Viewpoint
Martin Baggaley describes what his trust is doing to capture patients' experiences
Hello?!
Cyclist Chris Hoy becomes Scotland's mental health ambassador
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 2 |
In the March 2009 issue: COVER STORY Welsh lessons
Adam James looks at Wales' suicide strategy.
NEWS
Government announces its dementia strategy
NICE advises on personality disorder treatments
FEATURES
Steve Shrubb, director of the NHS confederation's mental health network, on stigma
People with mental health problems need more than medication says Susanah Strong
Wendy Moore examines the truth behind the myths
Jackie Cosh reports on Scotland's community treatment orders
FRONTLINE
Alison Faulkner wants a debate on acute care standards
Judy Stenger looks at the employment support allowance
Patsy Staddon on alcohol misuse
REPORT
Chiara Samele and colleagues look at an offending behaviour programme for mentally ill prisoners
ARTISTIC LICENCE
An exhibition from war veterans Legal Eye David Hewitt looks at what constitutes a public place
DIGEST
Tina Coldham, chair of the National Survivor User Network, draws strength from others
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Mental Health Today Vol.9, Issue 1 |
In the February 2009 issue:
MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK SPECIAL ISSUE
NEWS
Time to Change launches
Agency wants to improve safety
Shift offers guidance to employers
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Melba Wilson, national head of the Delivering Race Equality programme
COVER STORY
Bad day at the office
A new Australian approach to mental distress at work is on trial in the UK
Hard labour
Richard Shrubb calls for more people to be open about their mental health at work
Voice recognition
A new approach to treating people who hear voices is causing concern, writes Adam James
FRONTLINE
Outside the box
Alison Faulkner tackles the thorny topic of mental health and child abuse
Welfare writes
Take care what you write when filling in forms, warns Judy Stenger
The bigger picture
Daisy Bogg looks at supported employment in a time of recession
NIMHE FOCUS
Sue Waterhouse looks at initiatives for perinatal mental health
REPORT
Anna Pearson and colleagues report on the outcomes of independent investigations after homicide by people with a mental illness
LEARNING CURVE
Crossing to RiO grand Dan Parton reports on a new computerised record system for mental health patients
ARTISTIC LICENCE
Are you mad?
Horizon participants reflect on a TV experiment to see if experts could recognise a person with a mental illness
DOCTOR'S ORDERS
Award winning GP Liz Miller's column looks at mood and the drugs that affect them
DIGEST
Network
Tina Coldham, incoming chair of the National Survivor User Network, looks ahead
Resources
What's new for professional development
Viewpoint
Simon Lawton Smith looks at the recent review of child and adolescent mental health services
Hello?!
Atomic Kitten star admits to drink and mental health problems
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 10 |
In the December 08 / January 09 issue:
NEWS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Jenny Goodall and Richard Webb from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services on the National Service Framework
FEATURES
A rocky road
What's happened to address BME issues in mental health services since David Bennett's death, asks Matilda MacAttram
COVER STORY
The highs and lows of rural life
Jackie Cosh finds out that there's a price for living in beautiful areas
Recovery: the true meaning of recovery
Mary O'Hagan, former mental health commissioner in New Zealand, discusses misplaced institutional beliefs
Flying doctor: why I left the UK
Why psychiatrist Sabina Dosani was lured by the attractions of New Zealand
FRONTLINE
OUTSIDE THE BOX
WELFAREWRITES
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Individual budgets could mean real change, says Terry Bamford
REPORTS
Individual budget pilots come under the microscope
Jill Manthorpe and Martin Stevens examine mental health service users' experiences
It's time to talk
Turning Point outlines its latest work providing psychological therapies
LEARNING CURVE
Alison Clare and Sharon Lee Cuthbert look at a person-centred approach to care
LEGAL EYE
Our new column from lawyer David Hewitt on the Mental Health Act changes
NETWORK
BOOKS
VIEWPOINT
HELLO?!
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 9 |
In the November 2008 issue:
EDITORIAL
NEWS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Sue Baker, chief executive of Time to Change, outlines the work of this anti-stigma charity
FEATURES
Mental Health Act 2007 special
COVER STORY
Getting in on the act
Mental health tsar Louis Appleby says the act isn't everything
United we stand
Andy Bell of the Mental Health Alliance on how opposition to the act united the least likely bedfellows
Cash in hand
Direct payments are offering people with mental illness new opportunities, reports Adam James
Keeping happy
Jackie Cosh looks at the link between hearing problems and mental illness
Exclusive: Time to go
Peter Beresford explains why he has resigned as chair of SURGE, the service user group advising researchers
FRONTLINE
OUTSIDE THE BOX
NIMHE FOCUS
Yvonne Stoddart looks at the Healthcare Commission ratings
THE BIGGER PICTURE
WELFAREWRITES
REPORT
Purchasing power: getting the best for older people.
Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe on the challenges facing commissioners
LEARNING CURVE
Jim Symington explains the changes in the new Mental Health Act 2007
ARTISTIC LICENCE
DIGEST
NETWORK
VIEWPOINT
HELLO?!
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 8 |
October 2008
EDITORIAL
NEWS
COVER STORY
Winning arts and minds
Festival director Lee Knifton on the Edinburgh mental health arts and film festival.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Lord Ramsbotham, former chief inspector of prisons, believes the mental health of prisoners is a public health issue.
FEATURES
Take it from the top
Tricia Reid finds out why Dudley scored so well in the Healthcare Commission's recent survey.
The patient's experience
Raza Griffiths talks to four recent inpatients about their care.
Safety first
Richard Shrubb looks at the use of police cells for Section 136 detention.
Safe and sound
Jackie Cosh looks at the link between hearing problems and mental illness.
This month's Star Wards supplement
FRONTLINE
OUTSIDE THE BOX
WELFAREWRITES
THE BIGGER PICTURE
REPORTS
Mark Spurrell looks at services for women with psychosis.
Lauren Adams looks at physical exercise, health promotion and mental health.
Michael Ferriter and colleagues examine the evidence for computerised CBT.
LEARNING CURVE
ARTISTIC LICENCE
DIGEST
NETWORK
BOOKS
HELLO?!
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 7 |
In the September 08 issue:
EDITORIAL
From Lynn Eaton - Mental Health Today magazine's new editor.
NEWS
Healthcare Commission report
Lord Darzi makes mental health a top priority Suicide rates fall
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists calls on all mental health workers to sign up to the Fair Deal campaign
COVER STORY
Food for thought
Martina Watts takes a look in our fridges
FEATURES
Schizophrenia: a case of nature … or nurture?
Adam James examines the genetic link to this condition
Choose life
Jackie Cosh looks at Scotland's suicide strategy
FRONTLINE
THE BIGGER PICTURE
OUTSIDE THE BOX
WELFARE WRITES
NIMHE FOCUS
Gregor Henderson on wellbeing and inclusion
REPORT
Neil Robdale looks at vocational rehabilitation for people in recovery
ARTISTIC LICENCE
Beyond Bedlam
Wendy Moore looks at a unique art collection that is outgrowing its space
LEARNING CURVE
Getting older gracefully
Alison Clare and Sharon Lee Cuthbert on new training qualifications for those working with older people
DIGEST
NETWORK
The National Survivors User Network crosses the pond
VIEWPOINT
What does 'recovery' really mean, asks Mark Hayward
HELLO?!
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 6 |
In the July/August 08 issue:
EDITORIAL
NEWS
Rising cost of mental health
Scotland's new drug strategy Physical health 'neglected'
FEATURES
Sewing seeds of recovery
Daniel Allen reports on Thrive, the charity that promotes the health benefits of gardening
COVER STORY
Coming out of the shadows
Jackie Cosh describes work underway in Scotland to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Getting the msg across
Joe Ferns and Tonja Schmidt on Samaritans' initiatives to promote emotional well-being in young people
The way ahead for NIMHE
Which way now?
NIMHE director Ian McPherson charts the organisation's future course
FRONTLINE
THE BIGGER PICTURE
WELFAREWRITES
OUTSIDE THE BOX
REPORTS
Links between self-harm and attempted suicide in young people
Dawn Griesbach describes a study designed to increase understanding of self-harm and attempted suicide
Mental health and self-directed support
Carey Bamber and Peter Flanagan on the shift towards person-centred support in mental health care
Getting ready for change
Kathryn Pugh says services need to adapt to Mental Health Act amendments relating to vulnerable young people
Debt advice: a missing dimension
David Palmer and colleagues highlight the link between debt alleviation and improvement in mental health
DIGEST
BOOKS
NETWORK
VIEWPOINT
HELLO?!
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 5 |
In the June 2008 issue:
FEATURES
Bridging the gap
Sally Reynolds reports on how social firms are creating employment and opportunities for people with long-standing mental health problems.
The power of 'we'
BAFTA winner Donna Franceschild recalls coming clean over the true extent of her 'research' when writing the TV drama Takin' Over the Asylum.
REPORTS
The myth of the magic
antipsychotic Joanna Moncrieff argues that drugs can help with mental illness but not by correcting chemical imbalance.
COVER STORY
Working the land
Rachel Hine and colleagues look at the success of using care farms to improve mental health and well-being.
LEARNING CURVE
Sidestreamed Thurstine
Basset and Peter Campbell reflect on the learning from a new qualification pathway for mental health workers.
DIGEST
Network
The National Survivor User Network.
HELLO?!
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 4 |
In the May 08 issue:
EDITORIAL
NEWS
COVER STORY
Putting recovery into mental health practice
Geoff Shepherd and colleagues show how recovery principles can transform the way mental health services work
FEATURES
Working well
What should the NHS be doing to keep people well and in work?
Swings and roundabouts
Richard Shrubb asks if the statutory right to advocacy will improve access to services
Inpatient for change
Acute inpatient forums are expected to radically improve conditions on Scotland's psychiatric wards.
No more hit and miss
Diane Shipley reports on how services in Sheffield support women and children fleeing domestic abuse
Me when I cheer my mummy up by dancing
Catherine Jackson highlights national and local initiatives to support parents with mental illness and their children
eXtra-ordinary people
Jonathan Naess is director of the work and mental health charity Stand to Reason
FRONTLINE
THE BIGGER PICTURE
WELFARE WRITES
OUTSIDE THE BOX
REPORTS
Alternative pathways for black and minority ethnic groups
Sukhvinder Sandhu describes how one trust is improving services for BME users and carers
Forced medication - the unreason of psychiatry
Ben Gray argues that psychiatry needs to listen to people with mental illness
How safe are places of safety?
Jim Symington outlines new national guidance on section 136 places of safety
DIGEST
BOOKS
NETWORK
VIEW POINT
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 3 |
In the April 08 issue:
EDITORIAL
NEWS
COVER STORY
Finding a pathway back into work
Ann Christie and Matthew James Marshall find out what people says helps them return to work
FEATURES
Chemical con trick? Are SSRIs clinically worthless?
Adam James looks behind the media headlines
All the rage
The Mental Health Foundation says the NHS should do more tohelp people with problem anger
See with your mind
Who better to train professionals about young people's mental health needs than young people themselves? Edwina Rowling reports
We do everything
Meet Wolverhampton's home treatment team for older people, winner of the 2007 Positive Practice Award for innovative commissioning
School's in
Jackie Cosh tracks progress on the Scottish government commitment to improve mental health input to all its schools e
eXtra-ordinary people
Artist and activist Aidan Shingler has just published a book of his art and writing
FRONTLINE
THE BIGGER PICTURE
WELFARE WRITES
OUTSIDE THE BOX
REPORTS
Changing roles and responsibilities
Dorothy Kousoulou outlines the changes to the roles and responsibilities of professionals and employers under the Mental Health Act 2007
Overcoming the shock of the new
Modernising mental health day services presents significant challenges for services and users alike, says Ben Taylor
Walking talking therapy
James Beauchemin and Joleen Manns describe how physical activity can help to build a therapeutic relationship with young clients
LEARNING CURVE
Customers care
Kate Lawless describes Look Ahead's unique customer training course for clients
DIGEST
BOOKS
NETWORK
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 2 |
In the March 08 issue:
EDITORIAL
NEWS
FEATURES
COVER STORY
Reefer madness?
Would reclassification stop young people using cannabis and risking psychosis? Catherine Jackson reports
All together now
Mark Dearn previews Together's national Well-being Week
Life peers
Trained peer support workers will shortly be employed on Scotland's mental health wards
Partnerships work
Harriet Pearce-Willis describes some of community development projects that are seeking to deliver race equality
Spreading the word
Catherine Jackson meets the winners of the 2007 NIMHE Positive Practice Award for recognising diversity
eXtra-ordinary people
Sue Baker heads up England's Moving People anti-stigma campaign
FRONTLINE
THE BIGGER PICTURE
WELFARE WRITES
OUTSIDE THE BOX
REPORTS
Sustaining a recovery orientated workforce
Rebecca Holtom and colleagues outline the support strategy implemented in Plymouth for its STR workers
You don't know like I know
Thurstine Basset argues for a rewriting of the national occupation standards to recognise service user expertise
Psychosocial interventions during crisis resolution
Lindsay Rigby and colleagues show how psychosocial interventions can be incorporated into crisis resolution work
One foot in the door
Steve Morgan and Kirt Hunte report findings from an evaluation of crisis resolution and home treatment teams
LEARNING CURVE
Recovery and beyond
Marion Aslan and Mike Smith introduce their THRIVE approach to wellness and recovery
DIGEST
BOOKS
NETWORK
VIEW POINT
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Mental Health Today Vol.8, Issue 1 |
In the February 08 issue:
EDITORIAL
NEWS
FEATURES
Peer to peer
Intentional peer support is the latest US recovery import. Catherine Jackson visits Devon to find out more
Oh wondrous web
Online support groups and websites can expose people to further emotional damage. Donna Franceschild tells her own tale
COVER STORY
Talking horses
Tina Bexson learns about the benefits of equine assisted psychotherapy
Doing the right thing
Jackie Cosh reports on initiatives in Scotland to address poor takeup of services by black and minority ethnic communities
eXtra-ordinary people
Peter Lehmann's new book aims to take the arguments about treatment beyond psychiatry
FRONTLINE
OUTSIDE THE BOX
THE BIGGER PICTURE
WELFARE WRITES
REPORTS
Learning the lessons together
Alison Faulkner and colleagues describe how a team of service users conducted an evaluation of personality disorder services
The Mental Health Act 2007
A new option for hospital discharge Sarah Haspel outlines the new supervised community treatment order
Towards recovery competencies
Nika Dorrer and Marguerite Schinkel report findings from their research into the skills needed to promote recovery
Listen to our voices
Louise Pembroke and Sara Stanton explain why the global hearing voices movement means so much to voice hearers
LEARNING CURVE
Meeting the race equality challenge
Peter Ferns outlines the new race equality and cultural capability learning materials produced for CSIP/NIMHE
DIGEST
BOOKS
NETWORK
VIEW POINT
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 10 |
Features in the December issue include:
FEATURES
Criminal injustice
Mind says people with mental health problems get a raw deal from the criminal justice system.
Catherine Jackson reports
War torn
Tina Bexson learns how Combat Stress helps service personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder
A catastrophe of errors
Daniel Gonzalez's family wants the full story of his life to be heard
Spelling out the Act
Andy Bell and colleagues highlight their concerns about the draft revised Code of Practice
We can change it
Sarah Nelson and Anne Macdonald set out the aims of Scotland's national strategy for survivors of childhood sexual abuse
The Mental Health Today annual festive quiz
Who said what, when and why -and who didn't
eXtra-ordinary people
Andre Jordan's wry cartoons have won him an international following
Spirituality matters
Andrew Lindridge reviews innovative approaches to meeting the spiritual needs of people with mental health problems
New journeys, new territories
We need to start new conversations if we are to succeed on our journeys torecovery, writes Gil Hitchon
LEARNING CURVE
Listening and learning
Mark Hayward and colleagues introduce the updated edition of a classic training pack on working with psychosis
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 9 |
Features in the May issue include:
Public oppose Mental Health Bill. Government rolls out cCBT Job satisfaction high in mental health trusts
FEATURES
Life sentenced. A Home Office report says women`s prisons should be closed down. Catherine Jackson reports
Our reality. A book of photographs by service users gives an intimate glimpse of their lives, loves, hopes and fears
Count us in. David Burke investigates the high rates of mental illness among the `invisible` Irish community in England
The best Mental Health Act in the world. John Wallace looks into the impact of Scotland`s new mental health legislation
REPORTS
Reducing the risks. Eric Emerson and Chris Hatton highlight the evidence linking poverty with the high levels of mental illness among young people with learning disabilities
Too much overlooking. Fatemeh Rabiee and Paula Smith ask what Birmingham`s black African population need from mental health services
Cover story
Helping them to help each other. Sharon Vincent and colleagues say that young people themselves are an important source of emotional support in schools
Being assertive effectively. Sara Meddings and colleagues investigate what makes an assertive outreach team effective
LEARNING CURVE
The case for coaching. Dilys Jones and Peter Murphy outline the benefits of coaching for health and social care staff
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 9 |
Features in the November issue include:
NEWS FEATURES
No barriers
Mark Whyte describes a unique mental health guide project working with black and minority ethnic communities
A friend in deed
Volunteer mentors can be a lifeline to lonely and alienated young men living with psychosis.
Fiona Lewis reports
Home - but not alone
Intensive home treatment is a viable solution to repeat hospital admissions, as the Forth Valley team can prove
Personality plus
A new national arts and campaign forum for people with personality disorder bursts into being
eXtra-ordinary people
Lee Knifton and Isabella Goldie have just organised the first Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival
Teacher knows best
Brian Hall and Deborah Hall explain how a simple assessment tool has enabled primary school teachers to help troubled children in school
One size doesn't fit all
Joanna Bennett reports findings from a review of race equality training for mental health workers
Rights and regulations
Chih Hoong Sin and colleagues show how professional regulatory frameworks discriminate against nurses and social workers with mental health problems
LEARNING CURVE
Essential underpinnings
Ian Baguley and colleagues introduce a set of web-based learning materials designed to support values-based practice
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 7 |
Features in the September issue include:
FEATURES
Good in parts. The Mental Health Bill is now law. Catherine Jackson reports on the losses and gains
In all our minds. A new coalition of voluntary organisations aims to tackle stigma and discrimination in England
eXtra-ordinary people. Suzy Johnston interviews Graham Morgan of the Highland Users Group
New ways are working. Catherine Jackson visits possibly the best mental health service in England
Deserving people. Alex McMahon, Linda Treliving and Jo Mullen outline a new personality disorder network that aims to drive up standards of treatment in Scotland
REPORTS
The possibility of wellness. Wendy Brown and Niki Kandirikirira report findings from the Scottish Recovery Network narratives research project
Part of the community. Anne Felton and Liz Chisholm describe a partnership between mental health and housing to tackle social exclusion
Cover story Treating the whole person. Jane Collings and Mary Edwards show how complementary therapies can make a significant contribution to acute care
Improving access to primary care. Linda Seymour and Brigid Morris outline ways to address the inequalities in primary care provision
LEARNING CURVE
Working with risk. A new training pack aims to put the positive back into risk assessment. Steve Morgan explains how
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 6 |
Features in the July/August issue include:
FEATURES
Chain reaction? Does post-traumatic slavery syndrome explain mental illness in black people today? David Burke reports
Cover story Quitting time. Catherine Jackson asks if trusts are doing enough to prepare for the smoking ban
Well fit. Carol Kitson outlines initiatives in Scotland to improve the physical health of long-term service users
Lost soul. Olivia died alone and in terror because she posed no risk to anyone but herself. Catherine Jackson reports
Supporting mum. Jo Aldridge and Darren Sharpe explain how a photographic project allowed young carers to give their point of view
High aims. Adam James and Marion Janner outline attempts by staff to improve conditions on acute inpatient wards
REPORTS
Listening to Deaf people. Bernie Tuohy and Gerard Cooper on initiatives to address the mental health needs of Deaf people in Leeds
Making DREEM come true. A new evaluation tool gives a measure of how well services are supporting recovery. Stephen Dinnis and colleagues explain
Art for mental health's sake. Jenny Secker and colleagues have collected hard evidence that arts programmes help mental health
You need to have been there. Sarah Nelson reports new research into how and why self-help groups help
LEARNING CURVE
Learning to lead. A new course brings users, carers and professionals together to learn how to change the way services are delivered
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 5 |
Features in the June issue include:
NEWS
Hewitt announces new therapy pilots. Study links crowded wards to self-harm. Appleby switches focus to community care. MPs condemn PPIF abolition
FEATURES
Cover story Great outdoors. Catherine Jackson reports on Mind's new 'ecotherapy' campaign
Doing it for themselves. The expert patient programme hopes new mental health specific course will be a best seller
Welcome inn. Sharon Baker downs a pint at a very inclusive pub
Inequality on the agenda. Lynne Friedli interviews woman of influence, sociologist Anne Rogers
Leading change. Carol Kitson learns how Scotland plans to put its principles into practice
REPORTS
Dangerous disclosures. Nicky Stanley and colleagues report on new research into disability disclosure in the caring professions
Degrees of distress. Alastair Wilson and colleagues say more needs to be done to support young people in higher education
Healing the wounds. Lucy Palmer and colleagues outline a new national initiative to improve emergency services' response to people who self-harm
LEARNING CURVE
Promoting recovery. Ian McGonagle describes NIMHE's online Creating and Inspiring Hope training resource
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 4 |
Features in the May issue include:
Public oppose Mental Health Bill. Government rolls out cCBT Job satisfaction high in mental health trusts
FEATURES
Life sentenced. A Home Office report says women`s prisons should be closed down. Catherine Jackson reports
Our reality. A book of photographs by service users gives an intimate glimpse of their lives, loves, hopes and fears
Count us in. David Burke investigates the high rates of mental illness among the `invisible` Irish community in England
The best Mental Health Act in the world. John Wallace looks into the impact of Scotland`s new mental health legislation
REPORTS
Reducing the risks. Eric Emerson and Chris Hatton highlight the evidence linking poverty with the high levels of mental illness among young people with learning disabilities
Too much overlooking. Fatemeh Rabiee and Paula Smith ask what Birmingham`s black African population need from mental health services
Cover story
Helping them to help each other. Sharon Vincent and colleagues say that young people themselves are an important source of emotional support in schools
Being assertive effectively. Sara Meddings and colleagues investigate what makes an assertive outreach team effective
LEARNING CURVE
The case for coaching. Dilys Jones and Peter Murphy outline the benefits of coaching for health and social care staff
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 3 |
Features in the April issue include:
NEWS
Census shows no change in BME detentions. Peers 'seriously weaken' Bill Counting the cost of dementia. Poverty and mental health risk
FEATURES
Cover story Drawing the line. Catherine Jackson outlines the government's plans for regulating the talking therapy professions
Still counting. David Burke reports on the slow rate of progress towards delivering race equality
Expertise. Adam James learns about a European training initiative for 'experts by experience'
Face to face. David Palmer describes a unique mentoring project for refugees and asylum seekers.
REPORTS
Matching skills to needs. Chris Merchant outlines the new roles for mental health practitioners introduced by the Mental Health Bill
Homes of their own. SE-SURG members describe what they learned when they asked residents for their views on local care homes
Shared standards, sharing care. Amanda Edwards and Nick Gould summarise key points from the NICE-SCIE joint guideline on dementias.
LEARNING CURVE
Beyond the label.. Jude Sellen unpacks YoungMind's training manual on improving service responses to young people who self harm.
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 2 |
Features in the March issue include:
NEWS
Social stigma still prevalent. Self-harm survey slates A&E staff Bill faces race challenge. Inpatient smoking ban reprieve
Cover story
Sound systems. Scotland and England both have new national organisations for service users. John Wallace and Catherine Jackson report
Port in a storm. Chris George visits the UK's first crisis house staffed and managed entirely by service users
Empty rhetoric? David Burke asks why the UK's only independent specialist black inpatient centre still has empty beds
Direct dollars. Vidhya Alakeson reports from the US, where recovery budgets have been shown to transform people's lives
Playing for real. Catherine Jackson profiles the NIMHE award-winning On the Edge educational drama project
REPORTS
Arts and opportunity. Wendy Teall shows how participation in arts activities can seriously benefit mental health
A world to belong to. Kathryn Berzins highlights the importance of friends and social networks in socially inclusive practice
How can we know how they feel? Ros Levenson and Nikki Joule explore the training needs of non-qualified care staff working with older people
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Mental Health Today Vol.7, Issue 1 |
Features in the February issue include:
- Bill faces stormy passage. Social inclusion ‘neglected’. Watchdog criticises medication management. Report warns of staffing crisis
- Bill of wrongs? Adam James reports on mounting opposition in parliament to the Mental Health Bill
- What’s the problem? Liz Main outlines how Rethink plans to challenge stigma in Northern Ireland
- Bridging the age gap. Heidi Tweedie discovers how intergenerational work can help promote mental health
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Mental Health Today Vol.6, Issue 10 |
Features in the December issue include:
- Quick fix or cure all?
- Proportionate response
- Square 100
- Why every child matters
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Mental Health Today Vol.6, Issue 9 |
The November issue:
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Mental Health Today Vol.6, Issue 8 |
The October issue:
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Mental Health Today Vol.6, Issue 6 |
Features in the July/August issue include:
Opportunity Unlimited
Stolen Lives
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Mental Health Today Vol.6, Issue 5 |
Features in the June issue include:
The big squeeze
Supermarket Weep
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Mental Health Today Vol.6, Issue 4 |
Features in the May issue include:
For better for worse?
Anger over a proposed set of amendments to the existing Mental Health Act, without further consultation.
Read our hands
Concerns over deaf peoples access to timely mental health care and the need for better communication and interpreter provision in GP surgeries. |
Mental Health Today Vol.6, Issue 3 |
Features in the April issue include:
Crossed wires
Will the service user movement ever agree to agree? Catherine Jackson reports
Faith, hope and recovery
Matilda MacAttram explores the role of black majority churches in the mental health system
Positively Scottish
Carol Kitson meets Carol Craig, a woman with a mission to transform the Scots' national psyche |
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Mental Health Today Vol.6, Issue 1 |
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Counting Heads. What does the national cencus of psychiatric patients tell us about race discrimination in the mental health services?
…into the fire. Liz Main investigates Northern Ireland's spiralling suicide ratesA very unusual practice. Profile of Lord Alderdice, psychiatrist, psychotherapist and a key player in the Northern Ireland peace process |
Mental Health Today Vol.5, Issue 10 |
| Features in the December issue include:
Learning to live with voices. Louise Pembroke and colleagues argue for new ways of working with people who hear voices
Don't shoot the messenger. Maggie Gibbons and colleagues report findings from a new survey of media coverageReaching out to refugees. Kim Ward and David Palmer describe the barriers that prevent vulnerable refugees getting the help they need |
Mental Health Today Vol.5, Issue 9 |
| Features in the November issue include:
Counting the years. Catherine Jackson reports on a new campaign against ageism in mental health services
Hand in glove? Has the voluntary sector anything to lose from getting into bed with the Department of Health? Chris George investigates
Here we make friends. What helps guard against and heal the trauma of exile? Julie Glassman finds out |
Mental Health Today Vol.5, Issue 8 |
| Features in the October issue include:
Realising potential. Pathways to Work seems to be having a real success in helping people back into employment
A night at the opera. Streetwise Opera offers homeless people the chance to shine
Best boot forward. Scotland's Paths to Health scheme is therapy in motion
Mental Health Today London. Reasons why you should be in London on the 2 November |
Mental Health Today Vol.5, Issue 7 |
| Features in the September issue include:
Cycle of violation. How did two psychiatrists get away with sexually abusing their patients for so long?Promised land. Does the social green paper offer anything to people with mental health problemsGoodbye to all that. Critical psychiatrist Philip Thomas explains why he has left the NHS and the medical professionTaking wing. Littlewing wants to tell the world about mental health. John Wallace visits the Dundee-based user forum |
Mental Health Today Vol.5, Issue 5 |
| Features in the June issue include:
Four more years. What should be top of the Labour government's agenda?
Forgotten, not gone. Why primary care needs to get its act together
Bete noire. Lynne Friedli interviews Marjorie Wallace
Unleashing creativity. Scotland's Theatre Nemo takes music and circus skills onto the wards |
Mental Health Today Vol.5, Issue 4 |
| Some of the features in the May issue include:
Critical conditions. An all-parlimentary scrutiny committee wants major changes to the draft Mental Health Bill
Risky business. It's time to curb the power of the pharmaceutical industry, MPs say
Softly softly. With illegal drug use on the increase, Chris George investigates how acute inpatient ward staff are coping
Roads to recovery. Carol Kitson interviews Simon Bradstreet about the new Scottish Recovery network |
Mental Health Today Vol.5, Issue 3 |
| Some of the features in the April issue include:
Beyond the water towers. The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health is 20 years old this year.
Whole in one. Tina Bexson profiles one of the few specialist centres able to treat dissociative disorders.
Living with dementia. Dumfries and Galloway council believes people need to learn how to live with Dementia |
Mental Health Today Vol.5, Issue 2 |
| Some of the features in the March issue include:
Ready, steady ... Scotland gears up for the implementation of its new Mental Health Act
Graduation day. People with long-standing severe mental illness have good reason to dread their 65th birthday
Zero tolerance. Has women's safety on psychiatric wards fallen off the government's radar? |
Mental Health Today Vol.5, Issue 1 |
| Some of the features in the February issue include:Half-way there. How well are services doing against the NSF standards?
Will it deliver? Matilda MacAttram gauges the response to the long-awaited Delivering Race Equality action plan
Mad boy. Frank Bangay interviewed legendary singer-songwriter and survivor Kevin Coyne shortly before his death |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 10 |
| The bumper December/January issue includes features on :Health divides. Catherine Jackson reports on the new public health white paperPeas of mind. Performance artist Bobby Baker takes on CBT and self-improvementAll in the family. Multi-family group therapy is proving successful as an outpatient treatment for young people with anorexia |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 9 |
| This November issue includes features on :Spot the difference. Is the second draft Mental Health Bill any better?Black to black. Joy Francis finds strong support for a new black and minority ethnic mental health networkStaying connected. The Mental Health Today exhibition and seminar goes from strength to strength. |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 8 |
| This October issue includes features on :Unsupported people. What is the future for Supporting People and the people it supported now its budget has been cut?Breaking the habit. Profile of the winner of the 2004 NIMHE positive practice award for substance misuse and mental healthPower to the people. Lynne Friedli interviews Diana Rose, user and researcher |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 7 |
| This July/August issue includes features on :A better balance. Has the Social Exclusion Unit's report met expectations?Not just rice and peas. Is race training the solution to institutional racism, asks Matilda MacAttram?Behind the scenes. Lynne Friedli interviews Vanessa Cameron, chief executive of the Royal College of Psychiatrist |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 6 |
| This September issue includes features on:Getting better? Has the government lost interest in mental health?What chance choice? Does 'patient choice' extend to mental health service users?Watching the Wakefields. Meeting the family behind the BBC documentary on schizophrenia. |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 5 |
| This June issue includes features on :Goods and services. What should the Social Exclusion Unit say in its forthcoming report?Would like to meet... Resource believes sex and love are part of the social inclusion agenda Yahimba. Matilda MacAttram visits a pioneering supported housing project for black women |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 4 |
| This May issue includes features on :It's an ill pill... Our drugs regulatory system may be flawed, but what are the alternatives?A leap in the dark. Scotland counts down to the implementation of its new Mental Health Act Safety in numbers. Chris George learns why mental health advocates need a national representative body |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 3 |
| This April issue includes features on :Race against time. Matilda MacAttram gauges responses to the NIMHE race equality programmeHearts and minds. Why the government needs to put mental health at the heart of its public health agenda. Recovered lives. A unique exhibition aims to ensure the thousands of people locked away in asylums are not wiped from history |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 2 |
| This March issue includes features on :Delivering justice. How adequate is the government's response to charges of institutional racism in its mental health services?Occupational hazards. Service users say NHS occupational health departments can be less than helpful when they apply for mental health posts Smoking bomb. Is there a scientifically proven link between cannabis use and psychosis? |
Mental Health Today Vol.4, Issue 1 |
| This February issue includes features on :No more deaths. Matilda MacAttram has high hopes of the Bennett inquiry
Faint praise. What to do about our failing mental health services?
Why not? The Department of Health launches its new patient power agenda |
Mental Health Today Vol.3, Issue 9 |
| This bumper December 2003/January 2004 issue includes features on:
Back to nature. Do the countyrside and nature have a role in promoting mental health and recovery?
Welcome to the ward. The King's Fund paints a grim picture of London's acute inpatient wards where the doors are locked to keep people out
The Mental Health Today Festive Quiz. Test your knowledge of the trivial and untrue |
Mental Health Today Vol.3, Issue 8 |
| This November 2003 issue includes features on:
Who Pays the piper? Lynne Friedli finds more than meets the eye in psychiatry's relationship with the Big Pharma
Never say never again. Yet another report reveals the institutional abuse of elderly people with mental health problems
One in four. Does the public and media response to Frank Bruno's hospital admission show attitudes to mental illness really have changed? |
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